Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive

Review of Crime and Punishment at the Brockley Jack – 9th February 2017

The Brockley Jack sees many productions, yet for me it is always those that are bleak and dark that work the best in this intimate space. Those with fewer actors add to the tension, with the audience’s focus never leaving each character, constantly scrutinising in an attempt to understand them. Read the rest of this entry »

British comedians are definitely up there among the world’s greats. Stretching back through the years we’ve seen Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel, Kenneth Williams – all great entertainers who made us laugh, despite their own lives being far from perfect. Never forget – laughter is a powerful thing. Read the rest of this entry »

When one thinks of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, it is perhaps as a child genius, or even as one of the greatest composers ever. What we may consider less is who he really was, how he acted and how his contemporaries perceived him. Read the rest of this entry »

Political unrest. Family politics. Christmas. The scene is set for drama. But Poker Face is not just a drama of today, but of the past as family history meets young love and three stories become intertwined. Read the rest of this entry »

Life as a millennial can be a struggle. We’re independent, career-focused and yet so determined to see the world that we will never, repeat never, be able to buy our own house.

Well, perhaps not every millennial, but certainly those of us that refuse to move out of London. So we drink our gin and prosecco, spend our free time (and money) at pop-up restaurants, Secret Cinema, and immersive challenge games. Oh and travelling. Obvs. Read the rest of this entry »

A picturesque Ibiza setting with David Hasselhoff and Shane Richie Junior… Let’s be perfectly honest, it was never going to go well. Fake tan, fake accents and fake enthusiasm, plus an appalling attempt at a storyline and some very odd mash-ups. Read the rest of this entry »

Not many books manage to make me cry. In fact, very few things do. However, when I first read Goodnight Mister Tom the characters and their relationships tugged at my emotions and I sobbed. Well, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration. Anyway, the point is that it became one of my favourite books and I read it at least once a year.

So, naturally, any stage production had a lot to live up to and I was curious how the story would be presented on stage. Read the rest of this entry »